Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 227 | 223 | 218 | 162 | 123 | 94 | 69 | 48 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 672 | 2302 | 3070 | 2605 | 1739 | 1240 | 969 | 791 | 545 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:48AM1.67m | 00:08AM1.57m | 12:36PM1.69m | 00:54AM1.59m | 1:21PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20AM0.45m | 5:54PM0.50m | 6:08AM0.44m | 6:42PM0.49m | 6:53AM0.41m | 7:26PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNW 6 | ESE 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 227 | 223 | 218 | 162 | 123 | 94 | 69 | 48 | 29 | 28 | 218 | 235 | 135 | 39 | 12 | 36 | 3070 | 2605 | 1739 | 1240 | 969 | 791 | 545 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | NNE 8 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | NE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNW 5 | ESE 14 | SSW 16 | N 6 | E 13 | ESE 13 | N 4 | N 4 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 16 |
| kJ | 35 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 36 | 19 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 36 | 90 | 7 | 31 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 19 | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 16 | E 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 17 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | NE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | NE 8 | SSW 18 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 27 | 12 | 2 | — | 3 | 36 | 39 | 2 | 31 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NW 5 | W 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 11 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 105 | 150 | 174 | 152 | 224 | 130 | 137 | 103 | 181 | 180 | 672 | 2302 | — | 8 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 171 | 171 | 175 | 172 | 171 | 171 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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